Joy Baker, MD, FACOG, PMH-C, C-EFM, MT (ASCP) 

Panelists discuss how perinatal mood and anxiety disorders can occur throughout pregnancy and postpartum periods, with symptoms varying based on timing and requiring differentiation from other conditions like obsessive-compulsive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and panic disorder through careful assessment of presenting symptoms.

Panelists discuss how postpartum depression differs from the normative “baby blues” experience, with postpartum depression being more persistent, severe, and functionally impairing compared with the temporary emotional fluctuations of baby blues that resolve within 2 weeks.